Chair.



PATENTED JULY 11, 1905.

P. MAGKEY.

CHAIR.

APPLICATION EILED 11110.2,1904.

vv/ TNESSES,

w" mun Patented July 11, 1905.

PETER MACKEY, OF J AMESTOW N, CALIFORNIA.

CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 79%,461, dated July 11,1905.

Application filed December 2, 1904;. Serial No. 235,147.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known'that 1, PETER M GKEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jamestown, in the county of Tuolumne and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Chairs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in chairs especially designed forchildrens use.

It consists in a novel combination of parts and in details ofconstruction, which will be more fully explained by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of upperpart. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of lower part. Fig. 3 is a section ofupper and lower parts, forming a high chair.

It is the object of my invention to provide a chair for the use ofchildren which is capable of being converted for a variety of differentpurposes.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, A represents a base having cleats2 fastened to each side and extending forward and back beyond theoutline of the base. These cleats serve to prevent the device beingaccidentally overturned. This base serves conveniently for drawers 3,which are slidable in the usual manner and serve to contain any articlesof convenience or necessity.

The top of the back of the base is extended upwardly, as shown at 4:,and this back may be rounded or otherwise shaped and convenient to beengaged by a slotted cleat 5, which is fixed upon the back of the upperand second section 6. This section is made of substantially the samesize in transverse section as the lower section A, and when set upon thelower section the extension 4 at the back of the lower section fits intothe slot or cleat 5, and thus serves to lock the two parts together.This upper section has side cleats 7 fixed so as to project below thebottom, and when the two parts are put together these side cleats claspover the top of the lower section, and in conjunction with theengagement at the back they serve to hold the two parts rigidlytogether.

When the upper part is removed, the lower part serves as an ordinaryseat, the extension 4 forming a suflicient back therefor. When the twoare united, the upper part is sufficiently higher to form a high chairor seat for the child.

This device has the sides and back extending upwardly sufficiently toinclose the seat 8, which is hinged therein, as shown at 9. The hingesmay be conveniently at either side or back, as desired, and in front ofthis seat may be hinged or otherwise attached the tray 10, so that whenthe child is upon the seat 8 the tray 10 serves to prevent its fallingout and also to hold dishes of food or playthings.

The feet of the child may rest upon a footboard 11, which isconveniently fixed between the side cleats 7. The side cleats 7 may havethe lower edges curved into such an are as to form a rocking-chair, sothat by lifting the upper section off the lower section and placing itupon the floor the child will then have a rocker. The rear ends of thecleats 7 are extended far enough beyond the curved portion to form astop and prevent the child from upsetting itself by violent exertion.

In order to make the seat convenient for toilet purposes, I have shownthe portion 8 as hinged, as previously described, and beneath thisportion is an open seat, as at 12, so that when the portion 8 has beenturned up this lower seat is exposed.

13 is a slidable drawer adapted to slide in and out of the upperportion, and this drawer serves to contain the necessary toilet article,

which can be placed beneath the open seat by closing the drawer andremoved when the drawer is opened.

The whole device forms a very convenient and complete apparatus forchildrens use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A chair comprising a base having a seat portion and anupwardly-extending back, and an upper portion adapted to seat upon thebase, having a socket to receive the upwardly-extending back of the baseand having side cleats to embrace the upper portion of said base.

2. A chair comprising a base portion, a removable upper portion having aseat and hav ing side cleats adapted to embrace the top of the base,said cleats curved to form rockers for the removed upper portion.

3. A chair comprising a base having cleats upon each side, anupwardly-extending back, and an upper seat-carrying portion having asocket or channel to fit over the upward extension of the lower part andcleats upon each side extending over and inclosing the top of the lowerportion.

4. A chair consisting of abase having an up wardly-extending back, anupper seat portion having a slot or channel adapted to fit over saidback and cleats extending down upon each side of the top of the lowerportion, said cleats having the lower edges curved to form rockers.

5. A chair comprising a base portion, an upper portion having cleats atthe lower portions of its sides adapted to embrace the top of the base,said upper portion having an open seat, a hinged closure therefor and aslidable drawer below said seat adapted to receive a toilet article.

6. A chair comprising a base having a seat and an upwardly-extendingbaclgsaid base provided with drawers; an upper portion having an openseat with hinged closure said portion having a socket at the rear toreceive the extending back of the base, and having cleats at the lowerportions of the sides to fit over and embrace the top of the base, afoot-support on the upper portion, a tray on said upper portion, and asliding drawer in said portion below the seat thereof.

7. A chair consisting of a base having an upwardly-extending back, asuperposed upper section interlocking with said base and removabletherefrom, said upper section having cleats at the sides, with the loweredges curved to form rockers upon which it may independently rest, afoot-support fixed between the front ends of said cleats, and a seatcarried by said upper portion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

PETER MACKEY.

Witnesses:

S. H. NOURSE, J EssIE O. BRODIE.

